How to Use even now/then in a Sentence

even now/then

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  • And even now that the film is out, the merch tie-ins are still going.
    Milan Polk, Men's Health, 24 July 2023
  • The song feels so fresh, even now, that it could’ve been written last week.
    Thomas Floyd, Washington Post, 11 Dec. 2023
  • And even then, the adjustments made weren’t quite enough for the areas that got the most.
    Jeff Halverson, Washington Post, 20 Jan. 2024
  • And even then, there will be people who will not be swayed.
    Helen Branswell, STAT, 22 Jan. 2024
  • One thing was clear even then: Lonnie and I were bound to each other.
    Mitchell S. Jackson, New York Times, 20 Dec. 2023
  • Turned on lockdown mode, and even then its showing the same alert, and crashing.
    Eric Berger, Ars Technica, 2 Nov. 2023
  • But even then, what will Bryce Young look like with a handful of starts under his belt?
    Sportsday Staff, Dallas News, 9 Sep. 2023
  • And even then, abortions can be performed if the patient’s health or life is at risk.
    Tori Otten, The New Republic, 8 Aug. 2023
  • But that is the question, even now, that is so difficult to answer.
    Eric Adler, Kansas City Star, 4 Feb. 2024
  • Lewis found several things set the Bay Area music scene apart even then.
    John Woolfolk, The Mercury News, 30 Apr. 2024
  • But even then, something about Franzen’s argument felt wrong to me.
    Sammy Roth, Los Angeles Times, 1 Aug. 2023
  • Or else that the husband was even now a musician in a nightly piano bar.
    Cynthia Ozick, The New Yorker, 24 July 2023
  • Prior to the Tonys, Mulvaney stepped on the red carpet at the Grammys in February, and even then red was her color of choice for the night.
    David Chiu, Peoplemag, 28 Aug. 2023
  • But even then, his sights were already set on country music.
    Jessica Nicholson, Billboard, 9 Feb. 2024
  • And even then, nobody in management was hounding the team about downloads or ad sales.
    Ariel Shapiro, The Verge, 4 Jan. 2024
  • The job was a poisoned chalice; even then, gangs were estimated to be in control of more than half of Port-au-Prince.
    Caitlin Stephen Hu, CNN, 4 Mar. 2024
  • But even then, the numbers didn’t add up, says Professor Chapman.
    Simon Montlake, The Christian Science Monitor, 14 July 2023
  • In 1997, the real-life relationship, which, even now, I’m conditioned to call an affair, was in all the tabloids.
    E. Tammy Kim, The New Yorker, 8 Dec. 2023
  • But even then, the sound output was a noticeable upgrade from the Playbar and absolutely trounces the Beam.
    Sheena Vasani, The Verge, 17 Nov. 2023
  • And even then, the plants will have to contend with Europe’s intensifying heat waves.
    Matt Simon, WIRED, 26 Mar. 2024
  • The worse things get, the more the company makes zany jokes; the 1491s started out posting videos of weird sketches online, and even now a loose, we’ll-fix-it-in-the-edit spirit pervades the piece.
    The New Yorker, 23 Feb. 2024
  • Our interview with Justice O’Connor stands out even now, over 15 years later, as the highlight of our book research.
    NBC News, 29 June 2020
  • But even then, the visitors will ignore the warnings from the flags and roving lifeguard patrols who will alert them about staying out of the water.
    John Sharp | Jsharp@al.com, al, 15 July 2023
  • But even now, haircare, body products, and more are available at temptingly low prices.
    Jenny Berg, Vogue, 27 Nov. 2023
  • But even then, the teen actor was vocal about her passion for music and dedication to her band.
    Christi Carras, Los Angeles Times, 7 Sep. 2023
  • Lorfils said, still struggling even now over his family’s tragedy.
    Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 15 May 2024
  • Some of the Tide’s best offensive sequences came on broken plays and even then, two touchdowns were called back due to offensive line penalties.
    Nick Alvarez | Nalvarez@al.com, al, 10 Sep. 2023
  • But even then, the film faced multiple problems and delays, as the pandemic threatened to shut down production again and again.
    Devan Coggan, EW.com, 4 Apr. 2024
  • And even then, only individual players could work out alone and coaches weren’t allowed to touch the balls.
    Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Sep. 2020
  • The decidedly bland design didn't change much until a facelift arrived for the 2016 model year, but even then the grand SUV didn't really stand out.
    Eric Stafford, Car and Driver, 1 Aug. 2023

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